Ben Mockford has reassured Eagles fans that never-say-die Newcastle will ‘go out swinging’ in this afternoon’s mission impossible at London. The men in black are relying on some kind of May Day miracle as they seek to overturn a 30-point deficit in the club’s playoff quarter-final second leg. But Mockford is in no mood to…
Kyle Johnson is convinced he can turn the tables on his former coach and cause one of the biggest upsets in BBL history. Newcastle Eagles’ in-form guard won a Championship alongside London Lions’ playcaller Ryan Schmidt in Canada last summer. But there will be no room for niceties tonight as the former Brampton Honey Badgers…
Bravehearts Newcastle will play through the pain barrier and battle hard as the beaten up Eagles bid to overcome their biggest test yet. That’s the pledge from playcaller Marc Steutel 48 hours out from Friday’s crunch quarter-final first leg clash against champions London Lions. Newcastle’s head coach hopes the mental boost of making the BBL…
The Newcastle Eagles came through a frantic encounter with the Guildford Heat to take a 104-97 advantage in their BBL Championship Playoff quarter-final first leg. The Eagles, who have won the Playoffs in four of the last six seasons, have not lost to the Heat in four games this season. Newcastle were led by Reggie…
BBL Championship Play-off Quarter Final Newcastle Eagles 102 (28,54,79) (Smith 29, Stewart/Sullivan 14) Worthing Thunder 74 (12,30,55) (Bratton 19, Cricelli 16, Zabas 11) The BBL League champions secured their place in the semi-finals of the BBL Championship Play-offs after a comfortable 102-74 quarter-final victory over the Worthing Thunder at the Newcastle Arena on Friday night….
Newcastle Eagles 87 (36,51,70) (Moore 22, Jackson 19, Defoe 18) Everton Tigers 84 (17,40,52) (Midgley 36, Babalola 25, Bailey 8) Newcastle Eagles won their fourth BBL Championship Play-off title in five years on Sunday by beating Everton Tigers 87-84 in a thrilling game at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham in British basketball’s showpiece event….
